TODAY'S CONSUMER ENERGY ALLIANCE ENERGY NEWS LINKS KTVA by Rhonda McBride. AJOC by Tim Bradner.  I was puzzled, but not surprised, when Gov. Bill Walker made his surprise announcement that he would seek an expansion of a state-led gas pipeline that is being planned as a backup to a large industry-led pipeline and liquefied natural gas project, which is now in preliminary engineering.  More.... When Gov. Bill Walker (NGP Photo) announced he wanted to put a backup gas line project in competition with the Alaska Liquefied Natural Gas project, he opened [...]